Each month Statistics Canada releases comprehensive data on the state of Canada’s labour markets. The Survey of Employment, Payroll and Hours is based on firm-level administrative payroll data. This is distinct from the Labour Force Survey, which is another important source of labour market information.
Displays the change in payroll employment and employment rates. First, since the start of Alberta’s recession. Then compares provinces.
Growth in employment, by sector.
## # A tibble: 2 x 2
## # Groups: GEO [2]
## GEO change
## <chr> <dbl>
## 1 Alberta 0.172
## 2 Canada 0.233
## Ref_Date type value
## 1 Apr 2022 Data 1257.550
## 2 Apr 2022 Fixed Hours/OT 1302.659
## 3 Apr 2022 Fixed Sectoral Emp. 1348.016
## 4 Apr 2022 National Wage Growth 1424.699
## Ref_Date type value
## 1 Apr 2022 Data 1257.550
## 2 Apr 2022 If Wage Growth\nMatched Canada's 1333.891
## # A tibble: 1 x 2
## GEO share
## <chr> <dbl>
## 1 Canada 0.442
Created by Trevor Tombe
ttombe@ucalgary.ca